Europe's digitally drugged youth need protection, says Polish health minister

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It’s time to discuss creating a safe digital world for the young generation, said Poland’s health minister Izabela Leszczyna at this week’s informal EPSCO meeting focusing on the Polish presidency’s health agenda.

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Perlejewska remarked: “[The] data is alarming. Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat have the same impact on young people as drugs. Constant active participation on these platforms activates certain brain structures, which can lead to problems with concentration, fatigue, and distorted perception of reality.”

They indicated that social media perfectly utilises the dopamine release mechanism, a neurotransmitter in the part of the brain called the reward system. “As a result, young people are overstimulated. Additionally, a constant presence on platforms like Facebook affects real interpersonal relationships,” they said.

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